diff --git a/linux/deploy_linux.sh b/linux/deploy_linux.sh
index 6d4186a6..c0df7135 100755
--- a/linux/deploy_linux.sh
+++ b/linux/deploy_linux.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ qmake Jamulus.pro
 make -j2
 make dist
 
+mkdir -p deploy
 mv *.tar.gz deploy/Jamulus-version.tar.gz
 cd linux